Fans of Robbie Williams were eagerly awaiting the second Swing albums release, rumoured to be in Septermber 2007 but now have a delightful taster as he's collaborated with his idol Dean Martin on Martin's new album entitled Forever Cool. Robbie Joins Martin to sing Please don't talk about me when i'm gone.

Other collaborators include Joss Stone and Kevin Spacey. Pure Robbie reporters now assume this is where the rumours about a Spacey/Williams collaboration came from....We knew he'd be too busy for that ;)

Robbie gets his kicks in LARobbie Williams' football team LA Vale FC have started out in an over 30s league in Los Angeles. We went along to see if the footballing gods are smiling on them in the City of Angels.The football team that Robbie built - LA Vale FC - are starting to cause a stir in Los Angeles.Originally formed in 2005 from a bunch of local lads and ex-pats who used to have a kickabout at Robbie's home, LA Vale have finally got their season underway in a little-known league.LA Vale v O'Brien's gallery >The LA Premier League is based in the Santa Monica area on the west side of Los Angeles. It's predominately an over 30s league (although teams can field the odd younger player) and non-profit making so any money generated goes back into the running of the league.Games are played on an artificial pitch at The Crossroads School. The pitch is a little smaller than normal - but for the older players, it suits them just fine!Promoting fair playThe league promotes fair play. There's no slide tackles allowed and it's more about having fun. It's for players of varied ability who love to play football.Robbie (wearing the number 3 shirt) looks very comfortable at left back while best mate Jonathan Wilkes (number 8) plays in the centre of midfield and certainly looks a very accomplished footballer.While the games are competitive, to be honest it's a fairly low-key league. But with Robbie around, the local paparazzi have been poking their long lenses through the fences and crowd attendances are beginning to swell.Three teams formed the league in 2002, but with the addition of Robbie's LA Vale, there's now 11 competing for the title in 2007.The league has teams from players all around the world. The Cock 'N Bull - an ex-pat bar in Santa Monica - is made up of mainly Brits. But there are also teams with players from Romania, Israel and South America.Friendly local rivalryOne of the teams is actually managed by a guy from Stoke-on-Trent. Richard 'Trix' Taylor is in charge of O'Brien's. Originally from Knypersley, he moved to LA in 1994.Richard thinks that the introduction of LA Vale can only benefit the LA Premier League: "To be honest, Robbie's been great for the league. Of course he's raised the profile - which can cause a few problems - but he's also helping to improve the standard."His team have already raised the bar and we're all going to have to recruit better players to compete. In the end, it'll probably help the league to continue to grow."Trix (as he's known to his friends) is on the board and one of the few guys who run the league. He's also a Stoke City fan but he doesn't let Robbie's Vale sympathies get in the way of their relationship."I guess that because I come from Stoke, it's good for him to have a local friendly face to deal with when there's any problems."Of course, it's feels a bit weird if you think about the fact that it's Robbie Williams on the other end of the phone. But at the end of the day, he's just another manager in the same league. And that's the way he likes to be seen."For more on the Los Angeles Premier League and to follow the progress of Robbie's team, you can click on the link below:LA Premier League >

Tonight it has been reported that Robbie Williams is to head to Las Vegas to watch Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton’s world title fight against Mexico’s Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo along with the England soccer team and a host of other British celebrities.

Reports also say that Robbie Williams has been asked to sing the national anthem before the main event but nothing official has been announced and personally we cant see this happening.

Old pal Noel Gallagher is also rumoured to hold front row seats.... should be interesting to see who gets knocked out first.... Castillo or Hatton i mean, Not Gallagher :D

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